In his podcast, Penn says he heard the song on a tour of Abbey Road recently with his host, Giles Martin. For its 50 th anniversary, the collection has been expanded with 9 additional tracks, including “Blackbird”, “Glass Onion” and the new song, “Now And Then”. With an insert containing new sleeve notes by journalist and author John Harris, the new 1962 – 1966 collection is a joyous celebration of The Beatles’ timeless musical legacy. Expanded for their new 2023 Edition releases, 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 together span The Beatles’ entire recorded canon with 75 standout tracks. Both “Now And Then” and “Love Me Do” are mixed in stereo and Dolby Atmos®, and the single release features original cover art by renowned artist Ed Ruscha.

[The Red Album] 3LP RED VINYL EDITION | The Beatles

Comprised of various labels we know and love at Rough Trade (Bella Union, ATO, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Heavenly, Mute and more) PIAS [Recordings] filter through some of the most diverse artistry to our racks, which we greatly enjoy digging into.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017), The Beatles (aka The White Album) (2018), Abbey Road (2019), Let It Be (2021), and Revolver (2022), as well as new stereo mixes for The Beatles’ 1 (2015). First, though, a 12-minute “Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song” documentary film, written and directed by Oliver Murray, debuted on November 1. Cut to 2021, and the release of The Beatles: Get Back docu-series, directed by Peter Jackson, which astonished viewers with its award-winning film and audio restoration.

The Beatles - The Red Album 1962–1966 (2023 Edition) - (CD

Using WingNut Films’ MAL audio technology, Jackson’s team had de-mixed the film’s mono soundtrack, managing to isolate instruments and vocals, and all the individual voices within The Beatles’ conversations. Penn also said “He (Giles) is also remixing the Red and Blue album with all those tracks laid out separate because now they can give them five tracks of drums”. The double A-side single cleverly pairs the last Beatles song with the first: the band’s 1962 debut U.When the releases went back to 1966’s ‘Revolver’ after the 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 releases it was expected that The 2023 Beatles release would be with ‘Rubber Soul’ or a hybrid ‘Yellow Submarine/Magical Mystery Tour’. The speculation for the reissues is that the initial 2LP/CD editions will each be expanded to triple album sets and contain for unreleased song ‘Now and Then’.